Gary Patterson's TCU Horned Frogs may not be ranked, but both of our writers believe TCU will defeat No. 18 Texas Tech on Saturday. (AP Photo)

Hayes (54-16, 7-3 last week): Oregon 41, Arizona State 16. Love how some have made this a “test” for the Ducks. This, everyone, will be a rout. How do I know this? ASU lost to Missouri—which was playing a backup quarterback. And because, you know, Oregon is really good.

Greenberg (55-15, 9-1 last week): Oregon 40, ASU 34. It’s beyond me what a four-point loss at Mizzou over a month ago has to do with this game. ASU is 5-1 and outscoring opponents by an average of about four touchdowns. This is a much-improved team we’re talking about, and home-field advantage matters a ton in college football. It’ll be close and exciting, but the Ducks have the playmakers to win the fourth quarter.

Greenberg: Alabama 38, Tennessee 7. Nick Saban vs. Derek Dooley has gone a little something like this: 37-6 and 41-10. I’m no mathematician, but even I can see it’s mathematically impossible that the Tide won’t win by exactly 31 again.

Hayes: Alabama 38, Tennessee 17. The Vols will score the most points on the Alabama defense of any team this season. There, put that on your resume, Derek. That and $20 will get you a can of white paint to “fix” The Rock.

Greenberg: Florida 23, South Carolina 13. I don’t know how in the world the Gamecocks are supposed to be able to gear up for a third consecutive larger-than-life game. They were great vs. Georgia. They brought all they could summon in a close loss at LSU. If only they had the Gators in Columbia, maybe Cocky could pull this off.

Hayes: South Carolina 20, Florida 16. Here’s how you do it, Steveorini: You bring eight guys near the line of scrimmage and dare Florida’s receivers to make individual plays to beat you. LSU did it, but couldn’t get enough offense. South Carolina will have just enough.

Hayes: West Virginia 41, Kansas State 34. This is about as easy a pick as you can get. WVU, embarrassed last week at Texas Tech, comes home in a big game against the Big 12 leader and plays inspired. How many times have we seen this year after year in college football?

Greenberg: West Virginia 52, Kansas State 38. It’s not easy at all to pick against Bill Snyder and Collin Klein, but I’m doing it, too. The combo of the Mountaineers’ playmaking ability at wideout and a night game in Morgantown seems like too much for the Wildcats to overcome. The Big 12 isn’t going to get a team to the BCS title game, but the race for the league title is going to be a blast down to the final weekend.

Greenberg: Notre Dame 20, BYU 14. There was such an outpouring of emotion from the Irish during and after last weekend’s overtime victory over Stanford. There might be a bit of an emotional deficit for the Irish in this one, but the Cougars aren’t good enough offensively to take full advantage.

Hayes: Notre Dame 20, BYU 17. Any Irish game can (and will) be an adventure if Everett Golson doesn’t make better decisions when throwing the ball—and protect the ball when running. That said, BYU can’t score on the Irish unless it has multiple short fields to work with (see: turnovers).

Hayes: LSU 27, Texas A&M 14. LSU is talking about trying offensive sets with a hurry-up plan. I have a better idea: hurry up and throw on first down. It does wonders for A.) balance, B.) a quarterback’s confidence, and C.) creating confusion on defense.

Greenberg: LSU 30, Texas A&M 20.If Louisiana Tech can score 57 on the Aggies, then LSU can run the ball effectively and hit a couple of big plays in the passing game. I see A&M freshman QB Johnny Manziel starting fast but eventually getting pounded into submission.

Greenberg: FSU 38, Miami 17. This “rivalry” has become such a bummer. If the Canes lose, will the rest of the country even notice, let alone care? Even if FSU gags, it’s not that big a deal. But FSU won’t gag. Miami’s defensive line is so terrible, the ’Noles couldn’t fail to exploit it in the run game even if they tried.

Hayes: Florida State 42, Miami 14. That’s some quality X-ing and O-ing, pal. I really like the part you kind of glossed over: doesn’t matter who wins or loses, who cares? A sad, sad state of the one-time best rivalry in college football. That said, FSU is a country mile ahead of Miami in just about everything.

Hayes: Clemson 30, Virginia Tech 17. No one in the ACC (other than FSU) is beating Clemson—if for no other reason, the Tigers will simply outscore them. Now, if Clemson can only get FSU to lose another game, they can defend their ACC championship in December.

Greenberg: Clemson 41, Virginia Tech 20. Here’s the thing about the Hokies: They’re not any good. Worst part about it: They don’t look like they care all that much. Meanwhile, the Tigers are jacked to bust up the Hokies for the third time in two seasons.

Greenberg: TCU 31, Texas Tech 23. Maybe I’m too big a believer in Gary Patterson for my own good, but I just don’t see the Horned Frogs—on their home turf—throwing anything but their A-game at a fellow Texas school. I like the looks of this Trevone Boykin fella, too.

Hayes: TCU 23, Texas Tech 16. Admit it, if Texas Tech hadn’t won last week, you wouldn’t even know this game lived—much less cared about it. As it is, we’re breaking down a classic letdown game. That’s right, I’m saying it: the Guns Up emotion has left the building.

Hayes: Michigan 31, Michigan State 13. Seriously, has anyone fallen faster this season than Michigan State? Not so long ago, that win over Boise State was a big deal. Wait and see how far the Spartans fall after Michigan breaks a four-game losing streak with a rout.

Greenberg: Michigan 24, MSU 20. Oh, it’ll be tight, but this is Sparty’s last gasp of the season. Just plain puzzling why this team with so much going for it—an excellent coach, very strong personnel on defense, a dominant running back—hasn’t been able to “survive” its weaknesses more often.